Table 3 |
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Effects of job stress, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and mood state on brachial-ankle pulse velocity in 396 male workers. |
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Regresion analysis |
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Independent variables |
Univariate |
Multivariatea |
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Job Content Questionnaireb |
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Job demands |
NSc |
(-)* |
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Job control |
(+)** |
(+)** |
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Social support |
NS |
- |
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CVD risk factors |
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Age |
(+)*** |
(+)*** |
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Heart |
(+)*** |
(+)*** |
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Body mass index |
(+)** |
NS |
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Serum lipid levels |
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Total cholestrerol |
(+)*** |
NS |
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Triglyceride |
(+)*** |
- |
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Fasting glucose levels |
(+)* |
NS |
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Serum catecholamine levels |
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Adrenaline |
NS |
- |
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Noradrenaline |
(+)** |
(+)* |
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Dopamine |
NS |
- |
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Cigarettes smoked per day |
NS |
- |
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Profile of Mood State |
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Tension-Anxiety |
NS |
- |
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Anger-Hostility |
NS |
- |
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a Variables with p < 0.05 in the univariate analysis were selected as independent variables in the multivariate analysis. Serum triglyceride levels were excluded in the multivariate analysis because of the collinearity between total cholesterol and triglyceride. b The reasons for the inverse relationship between higher brachial-ankle pulse velocity and higher job strain (i.e., higher job demands and lower job control) are discussed in the text. c NS, not significant (p > 0.05). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 This table was completed by reanalyzing data from our previous study [26]. |
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